27th Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon

It's not too late to sign up and participate in the 27th Rite Aid Cleveland

Marathon, 2 Person Marathon Relay or 10K and support the Center for Celiac

Research!

This is just a reminder that Marathon & 10K is scheduled for April 25th,

2004 8:00 AM.

All runners must pick up RUNNER NUMBER, ChampionChip, and goodie bag - or

LATE REGISTRATION - At the Galleria at Erieview located at 1301 E. 9th St.,

Cleveland, OH, on Friday, April 23rd from Noon until 7:00 PM or on Saturday,

April 24th from 9:00 AM until 6:00 PM.

Then visit the Celiac Disease booth at the Health EXPO in the Galleria to

pick up your gluten-free goody bag and a special tank shirt that will help

to distinguish TEAM CELIAC from the other runners. This is a great

opportunity to raise awareness! If you have already officially registered,

please email Pam King with your tank shirt size at pking@peds.umaryland.edu

by April 5, 2004.

Registration

Visit, www.clevelandmarathon.com/register/register.html or call

1-800-467-3826 to register today!

Location

The location of the 27th Cleveland Rite Aid and 10K is downtown Cleveland,

Ohio. The marathon route begins on E. 9th St. and St. Clair. For a

detailed MAP, visit www.geocities.com/clevelandceliac

Pledges

Runners signing up to participate in the 27th Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon &

10K have the opportunity to take part in a training program to raise money

to help benefit research and raise awareness of celiac disease. Participants

can visit, www.celiaccenter.org/marathon.asp to obtain a PDF version of the

marathon pledge form. Family and friends can also donate pledges on line,

by phone, or by remitting pledges to the Center for Celiac Research, 22

South Greene St. Box 140, Baltimore, MD 21201 Attn: Pam King

All checks should be made payable to the UMB foundation CFCR. Please turn in

all remaining pledges on race day at the Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon EXPO

Celiac Disease booth. Non-participants can also make donations to the

Center for Celiac Research at our website or on race day at the Celiac

booth.

Training

Participants can join the training program that is led by marathon training

expert Kara L. Kelly-Sharp. Coach Kara offers several programs and

excellent sources to prepare you for your Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon

experience. Coach Kara Kara@run-insight.com is the Founder and coach of the

Second Sole Marathon Training Group. She is a veteran distance runner,

including over 25 marathons, including 6 Boston Marathons. Kara blends her

running experience, along with her knowledge as a registered nurse and an

exercise physiologist, to design comprehensive training plans. She also

provides information regarding: proper nutrition, hydration, heart-rate

training, injury prevention, and mental preparation. Participants from

anywhere in the country can get involved by using the provided on-line

training program at www.run-insight.com/SecondSle-trainingcalender.htm or by

training in person with the Second Sole Training Group. If you would like

to see an example of an 18-week novice-training program, e-mail

b_kruszka@yahoo.com.

Visit, www.clevelandmarathon.com/training/training.html to get started and

find the right training program for you

For any additional Marathon information, visit www.clevelandmarathon.com

Please e-mail: pking@peds.umaryland.edu or b_kruszka@yahoo.com with your

name, address, and tank shirt size after officially registering at

http://www.ClevelandMarathon.com

Phone: 410-328-1213

Pam King

Director of Operations

Center for Celiac Research

University of Maryland

410-328-1213 Phone

410-328-1072 Fax

www.celiaccenter.org